Rachel Cooper, based at University of Birmingham, is a researcher on the K4D (Knowledge, Evidence and Learning) programme. She is currently leading a K4D Learning Journey on Water Security for the Department of International Development (DFID). The Learning Journey aims to increase DFID staff’s learning on water security and climate change. This blog was originally posted … Continue reading “Three ways to improve water security and climate change adaptation”
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Governing Renewable Natural Resources: How can governance improve the environment and people’s lives in the Global South?
By Professor Fiona Nunan, International Development Department School of Government, University of Birmingham Fiona Nunan is Professor of Environment and Development. Her interests and experiences focus on natural resource governance and management in low-income country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa. Governance matters for natural resources because it … Continue reading “Governing Renewable Natural Resources: How can governance improve the environment and people’s lives in the Global South?”
Making ‘climate compatible development’ possible in coastal areas
Fiona Nunan is Lecturer in Environment and Development in IDD, specialising in natural resource governance and management in developing country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa, and in exploring the links between poverty and the environment. As the 19th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention … Continue reading “Making ‘climate compatible development’ possible in coastal areas”
Rio+20: “The Future We Want”? Let’s hope it’s better than that
Fiona Nunan is a Lecturer in Environment and Development in IDD, specialising in environment and natural resource management and governance, including fisheries governance and management, poverty and the environment, and impact evaluation methods and approaches. She convenes the module on Transforming Development for Sustainability and co-convenes Critical Approaches to Development and Making Policy on campus … Continue reading “Rio+20: “The Future We Want”? Let’s hope it’s better than that”
Does Brundtland’s sustainable development need a human dimension?
Fiona Nunan is a Lecturer in Environment and Development in IDD, specialising in environment and natural resource management and governance, including fisheries governance and management, poverty and the environment, and impact evaluation methods and approaches. She convenes the module on Transforming Development for Sustainability and co-convenes Critical Approaches to Development and Making Policy on campus … Continue reading “Does Brundtland’s sustainable development need a human dimension?”